OAS Finds Flaws in Vote Calculations
In the latest hitch in Haiti’s problem-plagued election, the Organization of American States questioned how the winners had been determined. The OAS said it found flaws in how the winning percentages in the May 21 local and legislative elections had been calculated. According to partial returns, former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s Lavalas Family party seized control of Haiti’s Senate, sweeping 16 of 17 seats at stake. Orlando Marville, chief of the OAS election observer mission, asked officials to recalculate the percentage of votes won by all candidates.
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